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ATP Cup: Novak Djokovic beats Daniil Medvedev to take Serbia into final

Earlier, Djokovic had edged ahead of Canadian Dennis Shapovalov 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in the quarterfinals.

SNS | New Delhi | January 11, 2020 2:01 pm

ATP Cup: Novak Djokovic beats Daniil Medvedev to take Serbia into final

Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return in his men's singles match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia at the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Sydney on January 11, 2020. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

World number 2 Novak Djokovic on Saturday defeated world number 5 Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to take Serbia to the final of the inaugural edition of the ATP Cup.

“Exciting, exhausting, joyful, dreadful all at once. At one point we both refused to miss from baseline, so it was a lot of rallies and it was very exhausting. Very physical battle, but also mental battle,” Djokovic said as quoted by ATP Tour’s official website.

“He showed why he’s one of the best players in the world, why he’s Top 5. This kind of consistency and this kind of solid game from back of the court, big serves got him to where he is. He deserves to be there.

“Definitely one of the most exciting matches I have played against him or any other top player last few years,” he added.

Earlier, Djokovic had edged ahead of Canadian Dennis Shapovalov 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) in the quarterfinals.

The stress of the game saw Shapovalov issued with a code violation for swearing at the crowd, which became rowdy and required a reprimand from chair umpire, Carlos Bernardes.

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